Geographic Data Science School

Join us for 5 days of intensive and collaborative training across many facets of geographic and spatial data science. In-person and online options available.

About the GDSL 

The Geographic Data Science School is brought to you by the Geographic Data Science Lab (GDSL). The GDSL is a premier research group working at the intersection of geography and data science. Multidisciplinary in nature, research in the lab spans across spatial analysis, statistics, population science, machine learning, urban mobility, and computer science. The lab and its members are involved in doctoral training, public speaking series, open and accessible data and research; they engage in broader policy discussions with the community, contributing to academic and non-academic research-based best practices.

Candidate Background and Requirements 

Applicants should have some undergraduate or postgraduate training in quantitative geography or relative discipline (economics, computer science, engineering, etc.). Basic working knowledge of Python or other appropriate coding languages is strongly recommended. If you are in doubt that you meet the requiremnets, please get in touch with us GDSschool@liverpool.ac.uk

The Course material will be provided. Students are required to bring their laptop; PCs will not be provided.